COPE v. UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE

No. 20130016.

342 P.3d 243 (2014)

2014 UT 53

Shawnna Rae COPE, Appellant, v. UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry M. Plant , Stewart B. Harman , Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., J. Clifford Petersen , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Michael D. Zimmerman , Troy L. Booher , Julie J. Nelson , Salt Lake City, for Amicus Curiae.


INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Shawnna Cope was injured while practicing with the Utah Valley State College (UVSC) ballroom dance team, and sued the state-owned college.1 The district court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the public duty doctrine dictated that UVSC owed no duty...

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